TED的精彩英语演讲稿 Doyouthinkitspossibletocontrolsomeonesattention?Evenmorethanthat,whataboutpredictinghumanbehavior?Ithinkthoseareinterestingideas,ifyoucould.Imean,forme,thatwouldbetheperfectsuperpower,actuallykindofanevilwayofapproachingit.Butformyself,inthepast,Ivespentthelast20yearsstudyinghumanbehaviorfromaratherunorthodoxway:pickingpockets.Whenwethinkofmisdirection,wethinkofsomethingaslookingofftotheside,whenactuallyitsoftenthethingsthatarerightinfrontofusthatarethehardestthingstosee,thethingsthatyoulookateverydaythatyoureblindedto. Forexample,howmanyofyoustillhaveyourcellphonesonyourightnow?Great.Double-check.Makesureyoustillhavethemonyou.Iwasdoingsomeshoppingbeforehand.Nowyouvelookedatthemprobablyafewtimestoday,butImgoingtoaskyouaquestionaboutthem.Withoutlookingatyourcellphonedirectlyyet,canyouremembertheiconinthebottomrightcorner?Bringthemout,check,andseehowaccurateyouwere.Howdyoudo?Showofhands.Didwegetit? Nowthatyouredonelookingatthose,closethemdown,becauseeveryphonehassomethinginmon.Nomatterhowyoanizetheicons,youstillhaveaclockonthefront.So,withoutlookingatyourphone,whattimewasit?Youjustlookedatyourclock,right?Itsaninterestingidea.Now,Illaskyoutotakethatastepfurtherwithagameoftrust.Closeyoureyes.IrealizeImaskingyoutodothatwhileyoujustheardtheresapickpocketintheroom,butcloseyoureyes. Now,youvebeenwatchingmeforabout30seconds.Withyoureyesclosed,whatamIwearing?Makeyourbestguess.Whatcolorismyshirt?Whatcolorismytie?Nowopenyoureyes.Byashowofhands,wereyouright? Itsinteresting,isntit?Someofusarealittlebitmoreperceptivethanothers.Itseemsthatway.ButIhaveadifferenttheoryaboutthat,thatmodelofattention.Theyhavefancymodelsofattention,Posnerstrinitymodelofattention.Forme,Iliketothinkofitverysimple,likeasurveillancesystem.Itskindoflikeyouhaveallthesefancysensors,andinsideyourbrainisalittlesecurityguard.Forme,IliketocallhimFrank.SoFrankissittingatadesk.Hesgotallsortsofcoolinformationinfrontofhim,high-techequipment,hesgotcameras,hesgotalittlephohathecanpickup,listentotheears,allthesesenses,alltheseperceptions.Butattentioniswhatsteersyourperceptions,iswhatcontrolsyourreality.Itsthegatewaytothemind.Ifyoudontattendtosomething,youcantbeawareofit.Butironically,youcanattendtosomethingwithoutbeingawareofit.Thatswhytheresthecocktaileffect:Whenyoureinaparty,yourehavingconversationswithsomeone,andyetyoucanrecognizeyournameandyoudidntevenrealizeyouwerelisteningtothat. Now,formyjob,Ihavetoplaywithtechniquestoexploitthis,toplaywithyourattentionasalimitedresource.SoifIcouldcontrolhowyouspendyourattention,ifIcouldmaybestealyourattentionthroughadistraction.Now,insteadofdoingitlikemisdirectionandthrowingitofftotheside,instead,whatIchoosetofocusonisFrank,tobeabletoplaywiththeFrankinsideyourhead,yourlittlesecurityguard,andgetyou,insteadoffocusingonyourexternalsenses,justtogointernalforasecond.SoifIaskyoutoaccessamemory,like,whatisthat?Whatjusthappened?Doyouhaveawallet?DoyouhaveanAmericanExpressinyourwallet?AndwhenIdothat,yourFrankturnsaround.Heaccessesthefile.Hehastorewindthetape.Andwhatsinterestingis,hecantrewindthetapeatthesametimethathestryingtoprocessnewdata. Now,Imean,thissoundslikeagoodtheory,butIcouldtalkforalongtimeandtellyoulotsofthings,andtheymaybetrue,aportionofthem,butIthinkitsbetterifItriedtoshowthattoyouherelive.SoifIedown,Imgoingtodoalittlebitofshopping.Justholdstillwhereyouare. Hello,howareyou?Itslovelytoseeyou.Youdidawonderfuljobonstage.Youhavealovelywatchthatdoesnteoffverywell.Doyouhaveyourringaswell?Good.Justtakinginventory.Yourelikeabuffet.Itshardtotellwheretostart,theressomanygreatthings. Hi,howareyou?Goodtoseeyou. Hi,sir,couldyoustandupforme,please?Justrightwhereyouare.Oh,youremarried.Youfollowdirectionswell.Thatsnicetomeetyou,sir.Youdonthaveawholelotinsideyourpockets.Anythingdownbythepocketoverhere?Hopefullyso.Haveaseat.Thereyougo.Youredoingwell.